Deadline: January 16, 2026
Applications are open for the Art Canada Institute New Voices Publishing Fellowship 2026. Focused on new writing, mentorship, and diverse perspectives, the fellowship helps shape the next generation of authors bringing Canada’s cultural stories to readers everywhere. The New Voices Publishing Fellowship supports the professional growth of early-career art historians by providing meaningful mentorship and guiding them through the development of an online art book.
The 12-month program includes:
- A publishing contract with ACI to produce an online art book
- Mentorship by trailblazing figures in the Canadian art world
- Dedicated editorial support for drafting and refining the Fellow’s manuscript
- Opportunities to present the Fellow’s project to ACI’s community of advisors, scholars, artists, and patrons
Benefits
- The $60,000 fellowship is awarded to one postdoctoral scholar, selected through a competitive adjudication process.
Eligibility
- Open to emerging scholars with significant knowledge and experience in the study of Canadian art, broadly defined to encompass historical, contemporary, Indigenous, and/or diasporic art practices in Canada.
- To be eligible for this opportunity, applicants must have completed their PhDs (in art history or a closely related discipline) within the past 7 years.
- They should also have a body of research that can be written up into a 30,000 to 40,000-word manuscript over the course of 12 months.
Proposals on a wide range of artists, genres, topics, and themes relevant to current scholarship in the discipline are welcome. Eligible projects include (but are not limited to):
- Studies on the life and work of Indigenous and Canadian artists, artist groups, or collectives working in any medium or period.
- Survey studies on significant genres and art practices in Canada, such as craft, sculpture, ceramics, or landscape.
- Survey studies on major themes and critical issues in Canadian art history, such as identity, migration, or the work of women artists.
- Explorations of artistic movements or regional schools.
- Reinterpretations of canonical artists through new critical frameworks.
Application
Submit all components of the application via the online application form
For more information, visit New Voices Publishing Fellowship.
